Scott Allen10 said:The root cause in basically every single case is just not resting enough after surgery. Look, after you get spinal anesthesia, you absolutely HAVE to stay still for two or three days. Period. You shouldn't be getting up or even sitting up if you can help it.
But I spent those ten days in the hospital practically glued to the bed. I only got up to use the bathroom. The only time I actually sat up was for a few hours at a time when they brought the babies over for nursing. 😕
I had a C-section about 20 days ago. For the last few days, I've been dealing with these absolutely brutal headaches—sometimes once or twice a day. I’ve never even struggled with headaches before this. I was stuck in the hospital for ten days, and while I was there, my head didn't hurt, but that's because I was pumped full of antibiotics and painkillers.
What kind of fallout am I looking at with a spinal? I know women deal with massive headaches after an epidural. Is it the exact same deal with a spinal?
So, I headed over to the Mayo Clinic—specifically the Nuclear Medicine department—for a thyroid ultrasound with Dr. Bračić. She’s actually great, really kind and easy to talk to, but just a heads-up: you absolutely have to book an appointment in advance, otherwise you'll be sitting there waiting forever.
urbanseal6 said:A buddy of mine is opening up a private retirement community in Washington, D.C. If you're interested, I can look into the specifics and see if everything is already booked up. All I know so far is that it'll hold 60 people and it's going to be really nicely done!👋
urbanseal6, can you drop the details—prices, location, all that?
So, I ended up pregnant and started hunting for a solid OB-GYN—someone who runs a private practice but also has hospital privileges where I’d actually deliver. That search led me straight to Dr. Snjezana Skrablin Kucic. The exams were rushed, incredibly painful, and I actually ended up bleeding after one of them. Honestly, after the appointment, I couldn't even walk properly for hours because the pain down there was just unreal. And her bedside manner? Non-existent. Zero. I was dealing with vomiting three to five times a day, and when I tried to explain just how miserable I felt, she basically shut me down mid-sentence, telling me it was "perfectly normal." To make matters worse, I was physically sick right before the exam, and she and her nurse just brushed past me like I wasn't even there. It was cold. Anyway, after all that, I left. 😠 Now I'm seeing Dr. Frane Rusinovic. He’s also in private practice, and honestly, I couldn't be happier. We actually sit and talk for a good thirty minutes during appointments. And the weirdest part? The exams barely hurt at all. 🙂
thanks Tanya, I checked the number and yeah, those are the folks over on Dezelicev. They actually faxed me the results just three hours after my blood work was done. 👋
I swung by Dezelicev today—those 5 or 6 tests they run will set you back about $173. You get the results sent to your email or fax by 2 PM the same day, though you can always just swing by and grab them in person if you prefer. The only catch is the blood type test; you have to wait an extra day for that one, and honestly, it’s pretty pricey—around $83. In case anyone's looking for info: www.breyerlabs.com
thanks Tanya, but could you actually write down the exact number for those home delivery ones just to be safe?
Does anyone know a private lab where I can get bloodwork done on short notice? I already gave the one over on Dezelicev a call, but I’m thinking about checking out a few other places too—just to see how their prices stack up.